Lightning in numbers 5- miles a strike can reach 50,000 (degrees farenheit)-Temperature air can reach due to lightning 3,696- Deaths just in the US (1959-2003) from lightning 80- Percentage of people that have been struck by lightning who are killed or experience long term effects 60,000 m/s- speed a lightning bolt can travel 16,000,000- amount of lightning storms in a year in the world 25- The amount of times the Empire State Building is struck with lightning a year 4-5,000,000,000 - Cost to cover damage from lightning each year
Lightning in Science
Caused by major electrical charge differences developed in clouds, static charge, wind humidity, or atmospheric pressure. Scientists are still unsure of exact cause
Rapid expansion of heated air (caused by the lightning) forms thunder
Since light travels faster sound, lightning appears before thunder is heard
There are positive and negative strikes, positive strikes are 5 times more powerful
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The air around the lightning bolt reaches temperature’s about 5 times of the sun!
There is more energy in a big thunderstorm than an atomic bomb
Benjamin Franklin was the first to prove lightning was electricity
An average bolt could light up a 100-watt light bulb for almost 3 years!
Lightning is actually pretty thin (about the size of a silver dollar) but because of it’s light, it appears larger
The fear of lightning is “keraunophobia”.
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Lightning in numbers
5- miles a strike can reach
50,000 (degrees farenheit)-Temperature air can reach due to lightning
3,696- Deaths just in the US (1959-2003) from lightning
80- Percentage of people that have been struck by lightning who are killed or experience long term effects
60,000 m/s- speed a lightning bolt can travel
16,000,000- amount of lightning storms in a year in the world
25- The amount of times the Empire State Building is struck with lightning a year
4-5,000,000,000 - Cost to cover damage from lightning each year
Lightning in Science
More Facts
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